Cost of living comparison
George Town is 7.6% more expensive than Monaco.
If you lived in George Town instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€19.82
|
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.69
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.43
|
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.71
|
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.23
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.62
|
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.73
|
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.37
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.51
|
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.70
|
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.90
|
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.38
|
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€8.11
|
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.36
|
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€43,886.45
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.31
|
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€57.94
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,667.47
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€6,098.52
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€222.90
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€1,982.02
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€40,529.72
|
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
|
pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.28
|
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€489.15
|
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€165.42
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€71.40
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€207.86
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€593.59
|
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
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